Chapter 34 The Moon of Yesteryear
Xie Ning and Boss Chen had also collaborated before, but unlike the other businessmen she met through Zhang Congzhi, Boss Chen found her through a newspaper.
The goal was to get her to draw a comic strip for her company as a form of promotion, essentially an advertisement.
Xie Ning was quite moved at that time. There were many people advertising at that time, but not many people could use comics for advertising. Boss Chen's thinking was indeed ahead of most businessmen, so it's no wonder that he succeeded.
Moreover, according to Zhang Congzhi, Boss Chen's factory provides excellent benefits to its workers. Not only are the workers' wages much higher than those of other companies, but the factory also has many welfare facilities, including a library, club, and medical room.
While there is certainly an intention to enhance worker cohesion, it is also a genuine concern for the workers.
Zhang Congzhi was thrown into the business world by his grandfather and started with a small business, namely a textile factory. At that time, Zhang Congzhi was only a teenager, but he was hardworking and learned from the business experience of his predecessors. He had also been guided by his grandfather in business before. In just a few years, he moved the textile factory from a small, dilapidated house in the suburbs to its current location.
The most frequently referenced path is that of Mr. Chen, but none of them are as blatant as Mr. Chen. The ruling party is still the Kuomintang, and Mr. Chen's approach is very obviously communist, which could easily cause trouble.
The two men talked about how Mr. Chen started his business from scratch. Meanwhile, the Japanese businessman in the Japanese towel factory saw the neighboring factory's actions from the lookout tower and hated Mr. Chen to the core. He then smeared Mr. Chen in front of the Japanese army.
One afternoon, several Japanese monks sneaked up near Mr. Chen's towel factory and struck the bell and threw stones.
The factory workers immediately sensed something was wrong and ordered the injured worker to be taken away for treatment. Then the other workers picked up long sticks and chased after him in an instant.
At that time, Xie Ning and Cai Huai were hiding in a small building. Cai Huai was using binoculars to search for suspicious people, while Xie Ning was assembling her latest modified sniper rifle.
Xie Ning hadn't originally intended to modify a sniper rifle. It was a coincidence that a worker made a long barrel, which was originally going to be discarded. However, Xie Ning felt that the quality of the barrel was quite good, so she decided to modify it. But she didn't modify many. Based on the available materials, she only made five. She kept two for herself, gave one to Aunt Liu to give away, and left the remaining two to Zhang Mingyuan to dispose of.
"Why do you think this person came here? To make contact?"
Xie Ning continued his own speculations, while Cai Huai remained silent. He secretly noted down the target's location, reported it to Xie Ning, and then carefully observed the situation in other areas.
This wasn't the city center, but a residential area. Suddenly, a commotion caught his attention. He saw a group of workers chasing after several Japanese monks, and he wondered what kind of conflict had broken out.
"Take it."
As soon as Xie Ning spoke, Cai Huai stopped paying attention to the earlier scuffle and focused intently on aiming his gun at the building across the street, which was about seven or eight hundred meters away.
Xie Ning also moved to another position and quietly took aim.
Inside the room, which was being watched closely by two people, Fangzi, dressed in a Western-style dress, stood by the window. The louder the noise below, the more smug her smile became. "Tian Zhongjun, look, our excuse has come."
Tian Zhongjun swirled his wine glass as he approached the window, but only glanced down before turning his admiring gaze to Fangzi's beautiful face. "Miss Fangzi is resourceful and clever; this time, I'm certain I will..."
Before he could finish speaking, a bullet shattered the window and pierced Fangzi's chest with a loud bang. Before he could even be shocked, another loud bang rang out, and blood streamed down his forehead, leaving a bright red hole in his temple.
The attendants guarding the door rushed in upon hearing the gunshot, only to find two figures lying in pools of blood. The translucent purple liquid spilled from the overturned wine glass, mixing with the blood and slowly soaking into the snow-white shaggy carpet on the floor.
The attendants were horrified and rushed forward to check on the two men. Tian Zhongjun was completely dead, and only Fangzi was left, spitting out a mouthful of blood. "Go!"
The workers who were chasing and firing below were suddenly awakened by the two gunshots. Seeing the Japanese monk lying on the ground, covered in wounds and seemingly lifeless, the leader of the workers frowned deeply. This was a serious matter. "Who told you to use such force? Didn't I say I wanted to capture him alive?"
The workers murmured amongst themselves, but one thin worker at the back whispered, "I saw several of my fellow workers beating each other really badly, but now they've all disappeared."
"So what do we do now?"
"Go back first! Go back and discuss it with Captain Chen."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
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Xie Ning sat on the ground, somewhat weak, her hands trembling. Excited, she recognized the woman. With the clues Liu Ping had given her, she was absolutely certain that the woman was the notorious Fangzi.
Now that she's dead, Xie Ning is somewhat incredulous, but a boundless sense of relief rises in her heart. Although one Fangzi has died, there are other Fangzis, so isn't that a good thing?
"What's wrong?" Cai Huai looked at Xie Ning with some concern, thinking that Xie Ning might be feeling unwell, but he didn't think that Xie Ning was scared after killing someone.
After all, he knew that Xie Ning had swiftly and decisively killed two kidnappers when he first met Zhang Congzhi, and that he had also been ruthless in dealing with Hu Youya last time.
"It's nothing." Xie Ning shook her head, feeling a bit pathetic.
After a short while, the two disassembled and packed away the sniper rifle, then disguised themselves as a married couple and left quite naturally.
The next day, newspapers prominently reported on the assassination of Tian Zhong, the assistant military attaché at the Shanghai legation.
Principal An slammed his hand on the heavy wooden table, making a loud thud, and exclaimed how satisfying it was. Then he rubbed his sore hand, stood up, spun around a few times, grabbed his hat and coat, and went out. When he saw Xie Ning, his smile deepened. "Chang Ning, tell your Aunt Lin that I won't be back tonight. I'm going to meet some old friends for a few drinks."
Xie Ning nodded slightly, but still cautioned, "Principal An, drinking is bad for your health. Be careful with your intake, otherwise if Aunt Lin kicks you out of the study, I won't put in a good word for you."
"I know, I know, isn't this a cause for joy?"
Watching Principal An's excited figure disappear into the distance, Xie Ning shook her head, then unfolded the newspaper and read it carefully. She hadn't expected such a great haul yesterday; two big fish had died.
It's unclear why there's no news about the other person in the newspapers, but there is a report about a Chinese worker killing a Japanese monk. Upon closer inspection, it turns out to be an acquaintance—a worker from Boss Chen's company. However, Xie Ning is slightly puzzled as to why Boss Chen, who shouldn't be such a reckless person, would allow his men to kill someone at this critical juncture.
With the factory's promotional materials, it's likely that even if Mr. Chen didn't do it, he can't clear his name.
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